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Seafood imports from China raised in untreated sewage
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Monday, June 4, 2007 Seafood imports from China raised in untreated sewage Fish products consumed by Americans treated with dangerous drugs, chemicals By Joseph Farah WASHINGTON - China, the leading exporter of seafood to the U.S., is raising most of its fish products in water contaminated with raw sewage and compensating by using dangerous drugs and chemicals, many of which are banned by the Food and Drug Administration. The stunning news follows WND's report last week that FDA inspectors report tainted food imports from China are being rejected with increasing frequency because they are filthy, are contaminated with pesticides and tainted with carcinogens, bacteria and banned drugs. China has consistently topped the list of countries whose products were refused by the FDA - and that list includes many countries, including Mexico and Canada, who export far more food products to the U.S. than China. While less than half of Asia has access to sewage treatment plants, aquaculture - the raising of seafood products - has become big business on the continent, especially in China. In China, No. 1 in aquaculture in the world, 3.7 billion tons of sewage is discharged into rivers, lakes and coastal water - some of which are used by the industry. Only 45 percent of China has any sewage-treatment facilities, putting the country behind the rest of Asia. According to a new report by Food & Water Watch, the aquaculture industry crams fish and shellfish into facilities to maximize production, generating large amounts of waste, contaminating water and spreading disease if left untreated. The industry tries to control the spread of bacterial infections, disease and parasites by pumping the food supplies with antibiotics and the waters with fungicides and pesticides. Many of the products used are banned in the U.S. Traces of these drugs have been showing up increasingly in imports - especially from China. "In addition to potentially making people sick, overuse of such drugs is contributing to antibiotic resistance, a growing public health concern in a variety of foods," says Food & Water Watch in its report "Import Alert: Government Fails Consumers, Falls Short on Seafood Inspections." But the grave news on China's seafood exports is worsened by the FDA's inability to inspect imports. The percentage of important seafood shipments with samples taken for laboratory inspection has decreased over the past four years, from 0.88 percent in 2003 to 0.59 percent in 2006 - this while seafood consumption in the U.S. was rising and more of that seafood was coming from China. China became the leading exporter of seafood to the U.S. in 2004 - and amounts are rising fast. Chinese imports were up 14 percent in 2005 and 23 percent in 2006. This year, so far, they are up 34 percent over 2006. "China's imports of aquaculture products are increasing despite the country's history of violations for veterinary drug residues," says Food & Water Watch. "Between 2003 and 2006, 35 percent of all refusals for veterinary drug residues were found on shipments from China. In 2006, 62.4 percent of all refusals for veterinary drug residues came from there." Every year, one in four Americans is afflicted with a food-borne illness, with seafood being responsible for about 18 percent of 20 percent of those cases - or 15.2 million. "The Food and Drug Administration can't find what it's not looking for," says Food & Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter. "FDA's appalling record on inspecting seafood imports is irresponsible and poses a real threat to both the health of the American public and to homeland security." Meanwhile, as the heat on China's export policies increases, Beijing is adamant that it is doing nothing wrong, and brands warnings issued by U.S. officials irresponsible - as in the case the latest scare over toothpaste contaminated with diethylene glycol. "So far we have not received any report of death resulting from using the toothpaste," fumed China's General Administration of Quality Supervision. "The U.S. handling (of this case) is neither scientific nor responsible." The FDA issued a warning Friday after toothpaste containing DEG was detected in a shipment seized at the border. The government says at least 100 people died after taking cough syrup containing DEG, an industrial solvent used in paint and antifreeze. China's dismal drug-safety record was underscored this week by a Chinese court's decision to sentence to death the country's former top drug regulator. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Seafood imports from China raised in untreated sewage
I wish there was a list of food brands/products that come from China..
On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:30:19 -0700, wrote: :http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=56004 : :Monday, June 4, 2007 :Seafood imports from China raised in untreated sewage :Fish products consumed by Americans treated with dangerous drugs, :chemicals :By Joseph Farah : :WASHINGTON - China, the leading exporter of seafood to the U.S., is :raising most of its fish products in water contaminated with raw :sewage and compensating by using dangerous drugs and chemicals, many f which are banned by the Food and Drug Administration. : :The stunning news follows WND's report last week that FDA inspectors :report tainted food imports from China are being rejected with :increasing frequency because they are filthy, are contaminated with esticides and tainted with carcinogens, bacteria and banned drugs. : :China has consistently topped the list of countries whose products :were refused by the FDA - and that list includes many countries, :including Mexico and Canada, who export far more food products to the :U.S. than China. : :While less than half of Asia has access to sewage treatment plants, :aquaculture - the raising of seafood products - has become big :business on the continent, especially in China. : :In China, No. 1 in aquaculture in the world, 3.7 billion tons of :sewage is discharged into rivers, lakes and coastal water - some of :which are used by the industry. Only 45 percent of China has any :sewage-treatment facilities, putting the country behind the rest of :Asia. : :According to a new report by Food & Water Watch, the aquaculture :industry crams fish and shellfish into facilities to maximize roduction, generating large amounts of waste, contaminating water and :spreading disease if left untreated. The industry tries to control the :spread of bacterial infections, disease and parasites by pumping the :food supplies with antibiotics and the waters with fungicides and esticides. : :Many of the products used are banned in the U.S. Traces of these drugs :have been showing up increasingly in imports - especially from China. : :"In addition to potentially making people sick, overuse of such drugs :is contributing to antibiotic resistance, a growing public health :concern in a variety of foods," says Food & Water Watch in its report :"Import Alert: Government Fails Consumers, Falls Short on Seafood :Inspections." : :But the grave news on China's seafood exports is worsened by the FDA's :inability to inspect imports. The percentage of important seafood :shipments with samples taken for laboratory inspection has decreased ver the past four years, from 0.88 percent in 2003 to 0.59 percent in :2006 - this while seafood consumption in the U.S. was rising and more f that seafood was coming from China. : :China became the leading exporter of seafood to the U.S. in 2004 - and :amounts are rising fast. Chinese imports were up 14 percent in 2005 :and 23 percent in 2006. This year, so far, they are up 34 percent over :2006. : :"China's imports of aquaculture products are increasing despite the :country's history of violations for veterinary drug residues," says :Food & Water Watch. "Between 2003 and 2006, 35 percent of all refusals :for veterinary drug residues were found on shipments from China. In :2006, 62.4 percent of all refusals for veterinary drug residues came :from there." : :Every year, one in four Americans is afflicted with a food-borne :illness, with seafood being responsible for about 18 percent of 20 ercent of those cases - or 15.2 million. : :"The Food and Drug Administration can't find what it's not looking :for," says Food & Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter. :"FDA's appalling record on inspecting seafood imports is irresponsible :and poses a real threat to both the health of the American public and :to homeland security." : :Meanwhile, as the heat on China's export policies increases, Beijing :is adamant that it is doing nothing wrong, and brands warnings issued :by U.S. officials irresponsible - as in the case the latest scare over :toothpaste contaminated with diethylene glycol. : :"So far we have not received any report of death resulting from using :the toothpaste," fumed China's General Administration of Quality :Supervision. "The U.S. handling (of this case) is neither scientific :nor responsible." : :The FDA issued a warning Friday after toothpaste containing DEG was :detected in a shipment seized at the border. The government says at :least 100 people died after taking cough syrup containing DEG, an :industrial solvent used in paint and antifreeze. : :China's dismal drug-safety record was underscored this week by a :Chinese court's decision to sentence to death the country's former top :drug regulator. : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- : |
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Seafood imports from China raised in untreated sewage
dinkmeister wrote:
> I wish there was a list of food brands/products that come from China.. I wish I knew what motivated you to post this crap everywhere, and then reply to yourself using another identity. |
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"dinkmeister" > wrote in message
st.net... >I wish there was a list of food brands/products that come from China.. There is a list. But, it requires that you use this newfangled thing called a phone. It's got 10 or more buttons on it. You press them, and you can talk to people with it. Call the main office of your favorite supermarket, and start asking where things come from. Begin by asking to speak to someone in the buying department. You probably won't get an answer the first time, because I think most grocery companies are not yet equipped to deal with the onslaught of consumer annoyance with this issue. |
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Seafood imports from China raised in untreated sewage
"dinkmeister" > wrote in message st.net... >I wish there was a list of food brands/products that come from China.. Yes....We only pay our government skillions of dollars every year to keep our food clean....The very least they could do is force the sellers to put the country of origin on the outside of the packages and cans, but I see now that they have even abandoned that practice sometime during the last 20 or 30 years. Our real question should be, "Just what the hell good are they, anyway?" |
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William Graham > wrote:
> Yes....We only pay our government skillions of dollars every > year to keep our food clean....The very least they could do is > force the sellers to put the country of origin on the outside > of the packages and cans, but I see now that they have even > abandoned that practice sometime during the last 20 or 30 years. Our trading partners would not like that, because it exposes them to scare tactics and nationalist country-bashing campaigns. In the case at hand, you don't want to eat farmed seafood regardless of country of origin (with a handful of exceptions), and if it isn't labled "wild" it is farmed, so I don't need to know where it's from to avoid buying it. Steve |
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